Books published by National Geographic Society

Explore 100 breathtaking scuba diving sites around the world--from the cenotes of Mexico to the best wreck in Micronesia--through stunning National Geographic photography, expert tips, and cutting-edge travel advice.Filled with more than 350 images from National Geographic, 100 Dives of a Lifetime provides the ultimate bucket list for ardent scuba divers and aspirational travelers alike. From diving with manta rays at night in Kona, Hawaii, and swimming with hammerheads of Cocos Island in Costa Rica to exploring caves in Belize's Lighthouse Atoll and diving beneath the ice floes of Antarctica, this exquisite inspirational book is filled with beautiful imagery, marine life guides, trusted travel tips, and expert diving advice from world-famous National Geographic divers and explorers like Brian Skerry, Jessica Cramp, and David Doubilet. Organized by diving experience and certification level--from beginner open water and wreck dives to expert cold water and cave dives--each location offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore the magic of our world's oceans--from your armchair or with your scuba gear in tow.

The ultimate hiker's bucket list, with 100 breathtaking experiences for beginners to experts around the globe.

Space Atlas is a one-stop guide to the planets in the solar system and the outer reaches of the known universe, using the most up-to-date information and the latest imagery and mapping technology.

In this all-new ninth edition of National Geographic's enduring and informative guide, you'll find expert travel advice, candid tips for hiking and wildlife spotting, and detailed maps to help navigate your way through America's great outdoors.

This essential reference for oenophiles -- long used as the go-to text for the prestigious Master Sommelier examination -- is the most comprehensive guide to the world of wine, featuring authoritative information on the history, culture, geography, and taste of vintages around the globe.

This lavishly illustrated travel planner features 500 of the world's most memorable driving experiences, from legendary Highway 1 in California to Japan's famous Irohazaka Winding Road.

This compelling visual journey through our galaxy combines more than 350 photographs, illustrations, and graphics.

Joel Sartore's quest to photograph all the animal species under human care celebrates its 15th year.

The next entry in National Geographic's iconic line of large-format photo books will immortalize the beauty of the great outdoors, showcasing evocative, and often unseen, images of extraordinary landscapes from around the world.

This fun, easy how-to guide reveals the essentials of taking great pictures from an experienced National Geographic photographer.

This powerful photography collection drawn from the National Geographic archive celebrates the lives of women from around the globe.

This brilliant book from acclaimed National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore celebrates the beauty of all birds, great and small.

Outdoors enthusiasts and buyers of the National Geographic Survival Manual snapped up 70,000 copies of The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide by Andrew Skurka, Outside magazine's Adventurer of the Year. This second edition will feature 16 new pages (including food on the trail and other essentials), and update all gear recommendations.

The power of photography to witness, reveal, persuade, celebrate, explore and change the way we see the world.

Bestselling author Dan Buettner reveals how to transform your health using smart nutrition, lifestyle, and fitness habits gleaned from longevity research on the diets, eating habits, and lifestyle practices of the communities he's identified as "e;Blue Zones"e;those places with the world's longest-lived, and thus healthiest, people, including locations such as Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula; Ikaria, Greece; and Loma Linda, California. With the audacious belief that the lifestyles of the world's Blue Zones could be adapted and replicated in towns across North America, Buettner launched the largest preventive health care project in the United States, The Blue Zones City Makeovers, which has impacted the health of millions of Americans since 2009. In The Blue Zones Solution, readers can be inspired by the specific stories of the people, foods, and routines of our healthy elders; understand the role community, family, and naturally healthy habits can play in improving our diet and health; and learn the exact foodsincluding the 50 superfoods of longevity and dozens of recipes adapted for Western tastes and marketsthat offer delicious ways to eat your way to optimum health. Throughout the book are lifestyle recommendations, checklists, and stories to help you create your own personal Blue Zones solution. Readers will learn and apply the 80/20 rule, the plant slant diet, social aspects of eating that lead to weight loss and great health naturally, cultivating your "e;tribe"e; of friends and family, and your greater purpose as part of your daily routine. Filled with moving personal stories, delicious recipes, checklists, and useful tips that will transform any home into a miniature blue zone, The Blue Zones Solution is the ultimate blueprint for a healthy, happy life.

From a witty new voice in popular science comes a life-changing look at what makes you you.

In this dazzling book of visual wonders, National Geographic reveals a world very few will have the chance to see for themselves.

This fully revised and updated edition of the best-selling North American bird field guide is the most up-to-date guide on the market. Perfect for beginning to advanced birders, it is the only book organized to match the latest American Ornithologists' Union taxonomy .